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[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Can't sent mail because the video size is more than 20mb . Only 20mb below file is allowed to sent through mail so I have uploaded the videos to mediafire and attached the link in the mail.
[Android Apps and Games] pgovotsos:
Forgot a couple.

Feature request - an option to only perform updates on WiFi

Question - is there any problems or performance penalty to have Advanced Protection enabled on all apps?

So far the only app that has had obvious problems functioning with Advanced Protection has been K-9 Mail which is an email app. When retrieving from, or sending mail to, servers using SSL encryption, the attempt times out when Advanced Protection is enabled although it functions normally with the VPN enabled but Advanced Protection disabled for this app only.

Beyond that, the behavior of K-9 is interesting although it might be what should be expected (I'm too ignorant to know if it's expected or not) with a VPN and Advanced Protection. If Advanced Protection is enabled for K-9 and mail is fetched or sent, the process times out. If I go to the settings for the email account in K-9 and allow it to test the settings, it receives a new key. If I accept the key transfers will function normally until I exit K-9. If I run K-9 again later, the same thing happens again. Transfers time out, test settings, accept new key, transfers function until exiting. In other words a new key is only accepted as valid for one session then needs to be updated in future sessions.

During all of this, AdClear remains enabled and Advanced Protection turned on for K-9 and the switch on the list when tapping the statistics circle on AdClear's main screen turned on. Turning Advanced Protection off for K-9 allows transfers to function without needing a new key. Even the first time running K-9 after turning off Advanced Protection has no problems and doesn't require a new key as if the old key is now accepted as valid. Again I'm too ignorant to know if that is expected behavior.
[Android Apps and Games] chewdaniel:
[MENTION=7253675]SEVEN_AdClear[/MENTION]

Managed to work on the DHCP thing i brought up some time ago? :) With AC on i can't get an IP with my hotspot.... 7.1.1 here November build (can't update to the latest official one since it's "older" lol)

Thanks m8 :D
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We love requests like this. I'll try to number these in response.

1. This is pretty genius. Perhaps drop down (expandable) lists labeled by language, protection, function, etc.? I agree, the extra lists could go unnoticed by users.

2. This is something we could do. I can say that right now we answer all feedback we get. We keep the whole team on top of it. But yes, possibly more than half of our users aren't native English speakers, so the forums aren't really a good outlet in a lot of places. Many of our users are in places where the internet isn't really available.

3. The back button thing is something that kind of bugs me as well. I'm not sure if it's part of Google's material design, which is something we use for a lot of our UI decisions. [MENTION=7260411]SEVENDev[/MENTION] would know more on this.

4. The red is a conscious choice. We previously had an all white background that we feel wasn't aesthetically pleasing, but I can see why the red may seem too much in the opposite direction. We've had meetings about UI redesigns centered around user customization. It's on our minds; we're just working on connection stability and other issues before we do a significant move. Our team is very receptive to ideas and we certainly hear you.

5. I couldn't definitively say anything, but hypothetically, no. You might see some problems with apps and sites; basically, your mileage may vary.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
The wi-fi feature is something we're working on.

Advanced Protection can sometimes cause problems with SSL like what's happening on your mail app. It works as a middle man just like the VPN. It's probably interfering with that key. We give the option to filter for each app for these cases or if you want to support the creators of an app. But no, there shouldn't be an overall performance hit for having it on each app. We used to not have the filter at all.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Can you give us some examples of sites? We might need to update our block list.

We understand about the battery drain. We've been seeing a few cases where it's extreme, and we think that may give us an idea of what to do to decrease consumption a bit.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Can you send us another log after replicating this? I'm not sure we can match those conditions on our end.
[Android Apps and Games] LBN1:
One site was from Techradar.com the other was on Trustedreviews.com but I don't recall the specific pages, where ads came thru. Ad blocking still worked on other sites though. Thx for looking into the battery drain issue.
[Android Apps and Games] Mar-cel:
YouTube is not working
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Thanks, we'll take a look at these.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Are you using Nougat? Or are you saying the YouTUbe app won't work?
[Android Apps and Games] chewdaniel:
sent the logs while i was trying to connect my laptop the the hotspot :)
[Android Apps and Games] DrKaotica:
I am not sure of the original replies' experience. But I have noticed some odd behavior with youtube.

My experience with both my devices: Pixel C on 7.1.1 and Pixel XL on 7.1 goes something like this:

Adclear enabled with no advanced protection does not block youtube ads at all. That seems to be well understood and working as desgined.

If I enable advanced protection, check the box for youtube, then force stop youtube and clear the data, then open youtube, the app basically won't load anything. I get the red bar at the top but the entire interface is blank. It doesn't load my account, basically. This seems to occur right after I enable advanced protection. If i come back to the app later on, usually after switching from wifi to data or vice versa (theoretically creating a brief moment when the VPN isn't enabled, then YouTube loads fine. But, no ads are blocked.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Hello [MENTION=7253675]SEVEN_AdClear[/MENTION] , From now onward i will not sent connection issue reports to you. It is because your app is closed source and you are collecting our personal information. That's ok you guys mentioned that in privacy policy. But why are you looking and collecting facebook SDK from our device . ?

And the other thing is when we sent connection issue log who knows what information is collected . The log is also closed and we can't see log that is made when clicking connection issue report option.

We need to see the log file before sending to you. Please make option for that.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] brossovitch:
There's no way a non root application.can block YouTube adds. YT is updated so frequently it would be a full time job to keep that particular part of the app up to date every day!

And without ROOT? Psh, nope not happening. It's an ordeal for the guy maintaining "YouTube AdBlocker" which is specifically for YouTube also requires Xposed.

This app (AdClear) is a good theory, but AdAway actually works and doesn't phish data.. Don't get me wrong, it does everything I understood it to... Blocks ads in apps and in most webpages. Depending on the particular ad API they are using. But it will never work for YouTube without elevated permissions..

...life is toooooooooo short to not have ROOT access!

That said, I have it running on a Samsuck S7. Seems okay, really intrusive but blocks the ads in the WUnderground app, thats all that matters!
[Android Apps and Games] SEVENDev:
Thanks for helping make AdClear better, we appreciate it.

Hello, we currently have issues working with YouTube for 7.X. The reason for this is YouTube (Google) will not trust user certificates by default on apps targeting these devices. Apps have to specify that they trust user certificates and with Google being an ad company it is unlikely they will do this unless they have to (like they have to in Chrome).

I can tell you that in our testing we have noticed we block extremely well in some non-root modded YouTube alternatives such as OGYouTube. This is not our app, but they do not seem to Cache ads. You have to enable HTTPS filtering in the App Management screen for this app to be blocked but it works much better than YouTube and still works on Android N (I have tested this myself).

You can also move the certificate if on a rooted phone. If any officially supported non-rooted alternatives come up I will keep you updated.

Hello, that is unfortunate to hear. What I can tell you is we do not collect information to personally identify you. Our data is collected to make the app better right now. AdClear strives to separate the users from their data. A new user id is generated for you upon each install, if you reinstall there is no way to tell you have ever installed our app. Not only this, but we make sure that the data is voluntarily given for investigation and aggregated among others.

As a proprietary application it would be difficult to share our source code. However, we like to reach out to the community wherever possible.

I would like to personally thank you for the help you have provided and hope you continue to use the product.

Hello, YouTube is a very interesting application to solve. It seems that their latest ads will not be able to be blocked by the current rooted solutions as of this time. Our solution can block these, but only if the VPN does not disconnect and allow YouTube to cache their ads. We believe users have a right to root/mod their phone but should not be forced to just to block ads in their applications.

We are constantly working to become better. What way did you find the application to be intrusive? We will work to improve this. We are glad it blocked ads for you in your application.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Sure I'm waiting for the new beta release :D

And I'm a ogyoutube user, by using Adclear with og we can limit 90% of ads compared to normal youtube app.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVENDev:
That’s good to hear!

Have you enabled Advanced Protection for OGYouTube? From my personal use, I have seen all ads blocked. I am curious how it has worked for you and others who regularly use it.

We will enable Advanced Protection for this app by default in an upcoming release since this is required to block the video ads.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
AdClear Version 502992 Release Notes

Change List

Fixed a random crash that could occur when browsing

Reintroduced widget to app

Bypassed Google Home app

Reduced filter synchronization when battery is low

Bug fixes and improvements

DOWNLOAD

Hey guys. We're excited to release our latest build. The widget is back, which is something we've been getting a lot of demand for lately. We're glad to have it improved for you all. The change to filter sync is a practical idea to help conserve battery. Be expected more of these going forward, as we're committed to improving battery performance in whatever way we can. As always, we welcome your ideas, and thanks for your support!
[Android Apps and Games] Yeah I said It!:
I'm a technical end-user on a Samsung Note 4 (A true Flagship, and the last phone model from Samsung before becoming Google's *****), Stock M fw, (but with some of the bloat disabled), added 104 apps (my attempt to replace the functionality removed after Steve Jobs convinced everyone that computers were jewelry).

I run full-boat (10,000mAh) all 5 radios on, all the time, battery savers disabled, display brightness set to: 'Sunscreen Warning!' (Pop-up style of 'Volume Level Warning'... Enough demographic, I came here to say, "The SEVEN Company's 'AdClear' software is seriously TOP NOTCH! I'm talking, advanced-alien-technology!

Sincerely, I am impressed! If this company wasn't located in Texas, I'd come work for them! (I'm pretty sure that a New Yorker relocating to Texas...while Donald Trump is simultaneously the President of the United States - causes Herpes.)

Thank you, Seven! This software actually performs *BETTER* than advertised! It works SO WELL, that I don't even feel comfortable talking about it publicly!

- Cult of the ClearSeven(tm), Charter member.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Well with and without advance protection it blocks most of the ads in ogyoutube . for me it's not blocking 100% but blocks most of the ads.

I'm satisfied with that when compare og with normal youtube app.

I don't agree with pre-enabled advance protection option. If you guys make advance protection by default you are forcing user to install certificate on there phone. Because of that they are again forced to set password or screen lock pin.

The current optional form is better . Because I'm a user who don't like to put password / pattern or pin lock in my phone.

So if advance protection is coming as default i need to think twice whether to compromise with screen lock or uninstall adclear.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVENDev:
This change would only be for users who have already installed the certificate. It just removes the additional step of enabling SSL interception for this app after installing the certificate. AdClear currently does not intercept all apps even if you install the certificate, most apps will have to be enabled manually with a few exceptions that we do automatically.

For a user who does not want the certificate nothing will change to their current blocking.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Then it's ok

Just one question, is this app support ipv4 & ipv6 ?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Yes it does, except for on Android 4.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Why the current beta and the stable version has same change logs ?

Adding app whitelist option is helpful to avoid filtering banking apps and other apps that user don't want
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We haven't released a new beta yet.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Then I think I'm not getting beta updates correctly . After the release of latest stable version i got the same as beta update .
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
The latest stable version and beta version showing ads for me.

It shows ad blocked count inside the app but it's not really blocking ads.

I have tried reinstall but no use.
[Android Apps and Games] Trina9:
Yesterday,the latest version of AdClear refused to let me download from Google Play. Had to totally uninstall.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
That would be our browser extension for Samsung. You need to download the full application from our website or here on XDA.
[Android Apps and Games] :
Play Store

Unable to download Apps or Updates from Play Store. Works fine if I disable AdGuard.

Uninstalled. Downloaded latest from website. Still no joy.

Stock Nexus 6.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Is this after a point of the phone going to sleep?

We're currently doing tests on the latest version to measure our ad blocking and will know if there's a problem soon on that end.

Edit: Also try a reboot. And deleting/reinstalling the certificate.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
You're running Nougat?
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Nop all the time its not blocking.

Tried reinstalling reboot
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
What could generally be occurring is that either the VPN has stopped working though Android still considers it on. It could also be that DNS is causing issues. This has been happening in the latest few updates and we're investigating why.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Protection remains on and inside adclear it shows blocked ad count also, but actually there is no ads blocked.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Right. The app will also remain like this. I don't believe that is the case here, though. Send us feedback through the app if you haven't already and we'll take a look at what's going on. Something sounds off here.

EDIT: I forgot that you don't use Advanced Protection. That's probably what is causing this as the majority of ads are encrypted.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
No it's not blocking non encrypted ads also .

Example the GSM battery monitor app contains ads , when I open gsm battery monitor i can see the ads, that means adclear is not blocking ads.

When I checked ad blocked count in adclear it shows adclear has blocked ads in gsm battery monitor app.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Ads can be both encrypted and regular in apps rather than either/or. From my experience GSM cycles ads, so we're probably blocking some of the ad requests but a few are getting through.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
I don't think so because without HTTPS advanced protection ad blockers like adguard and dns66 are blocking gsm battery monitor app ads .

Maybe something worng going with my adclear. I will investigate and report
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Yes, this is odd. Keep us posted. I'll ask the dev team as well.
[Android Apps and Games] TheCelt:
I have tried this several times. In early November, this app worked quite well without blocking google. The latest versions have been preventing me from accessing google.com through Chrome Beta and Canary.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Thanks for letting us know. This is something that we've gotten reports of since our last release. We're currently investigating. I'd suggest reinstalling the certificate to see if that helps. What are your device and OS specs?
[Android Apps and Games] evowoman88:
On the newest version I am unable to download anything on Google Play on my Nexus 6 unless I turn it off.
[Android Apps and Games] TheCelt:
I'm using a VZW Google Pixel XL. Stock not rooted on Android 7.1.1.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We've figured out that this is a bug with Nougat currently. The VPN function itself is causing these problems, which should be a major bug on Google's end. Stay tuned to OS updates.
[Android Apps and Games] roshan_24:
It's use 70 mb of ram while running....
[Android Apps and Games] manchucka:
That sounds about right. There are better things to worry about, such as this weird burning toast smell.
[Android Apps and Games] neelsdj:
App WAN Access Blocked - Alarmin

I've been using AdClear for a couple of days now, very impressive.....great app.

One problem though, I'm using "Alarmin" (paid / non advert version not available yet) from app store to control my alarm system, the program works via LAN with AdClear installed but to get it to connect to the alarm via WAN is not possible, I must first turn off AdClear. I even added my DDNS to the Whitelist no change, any suggestions?

Thank you in advance.:)
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
AdClear can distort memory readings through use of Android's VPN function. It's definitely not that high, but having said that, we don't like its current memory impact and are actively working to cut it down.

lol!
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Thanks for letting us know. The whitelist should be able to solve your problem, but right now it isn't working properly. We have a new beta release coming out soon (probably this week) that restores its functionality to where we want it. We'll also take a look at the app itself.
[Android Apps and Games] Nickel_isback:
Active internet required ? always ?

thanks for the share,... i previously used an app called the "adaway" and it used to drain my battery a lot and use my internet even when my phone was locked.. wanted to check if this app requires a active internet connection even while the screen is locked and whats the battery usage stats for the same..

Kindly revert with your comments..

thanks again for the share and cheers !!
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Hey there. AdClear uses a VPN, which will be on when the screen is locked, but it shouldn't cause too much drain in that state if you aren't actively using the internet.

Battery usage is difficult to calculate, but we do have a net draining effect that we are slowly but surely chopping away at. We're actually working on something pretty big right now that should have a significant change.
[Android Apps and Games] rodgon81:
Adclear cannot see the ethernet connection of my Android box as a network connection. how do I solve it?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Can you give us more details about your setup?
[Android Apps and Games] rodgon81:
I have a Ugoos UT3 16G, with android 5.1.1 and network to internet with LAN Port no Wifi.

The conection in others app work fine (example youtube) but asClear say "AdClear could not find a data connection".

(I have installed AdClear on my android phone with Wifi, and it works perfectly.)

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We currently don't support blocking over ethernet, unfortunately. We are interested in the android box market, as it seems to be taking off right now, but we still have fundamental issues over LAN.

We're glad we're working well on the phone!
[Android Apps and Games] oranget:
Does this not work for youtube in android N? I have latest beta installed, vpn installed and all enabled, however it doesn't block anything at all in youtube, nothing. Just wondering if i am missing something. I also have advanced protection on as well and youtube checked in app list to be blocked.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Nougat has changes with user credentials that makes Advanced Protection less effective. We recommend using OGyoutube as it does not cache ads. You should see ad blocking in it.

Also, if you are rooted, you can move the certificate into your credentials and it should work like it does on other OSes.
[Android Apps and Games] oranget:
Also...i have also cleared the app data and cache in youtube after a reboot and also force closed the app, but still same results, nothing in youtube blocked, not even partially. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Yes, I should clarify that it's certainly a nougat issue. We're still investigating ways to get back to regular performance.
[Android Apps and Games] oranget:
Using the OGyoutube worked like a charm! Now blocking ads great. Thanks for the recommendation..i had no idea about it! Happy user again!
[Android Apps and Games] uha22:
How to use if you have already an external VPN?

Gesendet von meinem m2 note mit Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] todarkness:
Does adclear work with powersaving mode enabled in android 7.0 Nougat? I know it doesn't in Android,6.0.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Android unfortunately only allows one VPN to be used at a time. You'd need to disable the other one to use AdClear and vice versa.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Since AdClear runs in the background, it won't be able to work with powersaving mode on.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Awesome! That's great to hear. I'll make sure to keep recommending the app.
[Android Apps and Games] Coolyou:
It's very good app. There are few malware popups which get through but overall I love it!
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We do have a malware filter in the Additional Filters screen if you haven't enabled it already. Can you send some screenshots?
[Android Apps and Games] mash20:
[MENTION=7253675]SEVEN_AdClear[/MENTION]

Can you make it works with power save mode ?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
As of now, no. We use Android's VPN function, which power save mode disables.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Thank you! That's quite the compliment! :D
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
AdClear Version 503188 Release Notes

Change List

Fixed an issue for users who cannot download from Google Play on 7.1

Fixed an issue with Google search results

Improved blocking on YouTube application

Disabled shake to enable Instabug reports

Fixed a crash that randomly occurs to users when browsing

AdClear_v503188.apk

Hey guys! We're back again with a new update. We're happy to report better blocking in YouTube and better Google performance all around.

If you have any questions or issues, let us know, and as always, thanks! :good:
[Android Apps and Games] Ryano89:
Download link doesnt work
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
The link itself or the APK?